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Names to Watch from the NFL Draft

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j0387199For some, the NFL draft was the start of a season full of football fun. Not me. The NFL draft was all about the interesting names. And there are some great names on the list. There are surname names, there are unique spellings, there are initial names, there are nickname names and so much more.

 

Here is my list of some of the most interesting names:

 

COOL NAMES

Brody Eldridge

Clay Harbor

Cody Grimm

Cole Pemberton

Devin McCourty

Dexter McCluster

Donovan Warren

Kyle Jolly

Levi Brown

Lorenzo Washington

Nolan Carroll

Riley Cooper

Sam Young

Sergio Render

Tyson Alualu

Zane Beadles

 

 

VINTAGE NAMES

Boris Lee

Charles Scott

Clifton Geathers

Cornelius Brown

Dorian Brooks

Earl Mitchell

Emmanuel Sanders

Lucien Antoine

Malcolm Sheppard

Marshall Newhouse

Nathaniel Allen

Perry Riley

Roddrick Muckelroy

Thaddeus Gibson

 

 

UNISEX NAMES

Blair White

Corey Wootton

Dominique Franks

Jordan Shipley

Kerry Meier

Leigh Tiffin

Lindsey Witten

Morgan Burnett

Shay Hodge

Shelley Smith

Taylor Price

 

 

SURNAME NAMES

Austen Lane

Everson Griffen

Hall Davis

Jacoby Ford

Keaton Kristick

O’Brien Schofield

Stevenson Sylvester

 

 

UNIQUE SPELLINGS

Arrelious Benn

Dekoda Watson

Dezmon Briscoe

Jammie Kirlew

Perrish Cox

Stafon Johnson

 

 

ONE-OF-A-KIND NAMES

Chastin West

Ciron Black

Colt McCoy

Crezdon Butler

Dace Richardson

Dez Bryant

Golden Tate (my favorite name on the list!)

Joique Bell

Juamorris Stewart

Koa Misi

LeGarrette Blount

Linval Joseph

Major Wright

Montario Hardesty

Selvish Capers

Shawnbrey McNeal

Sherrick McManis

Syd’quan Thompson

Trindon Holliday

Zoltan Mesko

 

 

INITIAL NAMES

A. J. Edds

A. J. Jefferson

C. J. Spiller

C. J. Wilson

J. D. Walton

T. J. Ward

 

 

NICKNAME NAMES

Cam Thomas

Geno Atkins

Jimmy Graham

Junior Galette

Mardy Gilyard

Mickey Shuler

Rennie Curran

Ricky Sapp

 

 

FAMOUS NAMES

Bruce Campbell – name of an actor

Charles Brown – like Charlie Brown from The Peanuts

 

 

 

What are your favorite names on the list? Mine is definitely GOLDEN TATE. Golden is an awesome name – especially for a football star.

 

 

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Cool Names from the 2010 Edgar Nominees

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j0321206Do you like scary mysteries? I do. I’m always eager to see what books are nominated for the Edgar awards so I can add even more books to my ever-growing piles of Books-I-Want-To-Read.

 

This year, some of the authors have pretty noteworthy names. Here are the names I thought were most interesting:

 

 

2010 Edgar Nominees

 

MALLA Nunn, A Beautiful Place to Die (Nominated for Best Novel)

 

SOPHIE Littlefield, A Bad Day for Sorry (Nominated for Best First Novel by an American Author)

 

ATTICA Locke, Black Water Rising (Nominated for Best First Novel by an American Author)

 

L.C. Tyler, The Herring-Seller’s Apprentice (Nominated for Best Paperback Original)*

 

LANEY Salisbury and ALY Sujo, Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art (Nominated for Best Fact Crime)

 

R.A. Scotti, Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of the Mona Lisa (Nominated for Best Fact Crime)*

 

P.D. James, Talking About Detective Fiction (Nominated for Best Critical/Biographical Work)*

 

DENE Low, Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone (Nominated for Best Young Adult) – Petronella is an awesome name too!

 

MAC Barnett, The Case of the Mistaken Identity, (Nominated for Best Juvenile)

 

 

*I’ve done some research to figure out what these initial names stand for. Here’s what I found:

 

L. C. Tyler – According to Wikipedia the L stands for Len. I couldn’t confirm it on his website though. I did learn that he has a Border Collie named Thistle. Cute. For more: http://www.lctyler.com/

 

 

R. A. Scotti – R.A. stands for Rita Anjelica. The biography says that she decided to go by R. A. because her field was dominated by male writers so she decided to pose as a man. For more: http://rascotti.com/events.htm

 

 

P. D. James – P. D. stands for Phyllis Dorothy. For more: http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pdjames/abouttheauthor.html

 

 

For more on the Edgar Nominated books:

2010 Edgar Nominees

 

 

Do you have any favorites from this list? Books or names, actually. I like to discuss names, of course, but I like book recommendations, too.

 

 

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Pregnancy News: DIABLO CODY EXPECTING

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42-16138127I just read that Diablo Cody and her husband are expecting their first baby. Congratulations to the lucky family!

 

It got me wondering though…what does a woman named Diablo name her child? Any suggestions?

 

 

 

 

Here are some daring name choices that might fit the bill:

 

 

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

Electra

Orchid

Calypso

 

 

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

Phoenix

Huckleberry

Dragon

 

 

For the record, according to the People article, Diablo’s birth name was Brook Busey. I’d love to interview Diablo about her name. Ms. Cody, if you’re reading this, please, email me.

 

What names do you suggest for baby Diablo?

 

 

Source: http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/04/06/diablo-cody-expecting-first-child/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+celebrity-babies+%28Celebrity+Baby+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

 

 

 

 

 

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NAME IN THE NEWS: Ke$ha

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j0445004Let’s talk about singer Ke$ha. She’s making quite a splash these days and she has a very unique name (obviously!). Do you think it has the power to influence parents?

 

Most parents would not be so daring as to spell their baby’s name with a symbol. So duplicating “Ke$ha” is probably out. However, there’s been a lot of buzz about how to pronounce her name. When you type “ke$ha’s name” into Google, the search prompter even suggests things like “how do you pronunce ke$ha’s name” and “how do you say ke$ha’s name.” Clearly, a lot of people are curious about the name.

 

For the record, Ke$ha is pronounced “kesh-uh,” which is quite pretty, I think. I suspect some parents out there will agree and we might see more baby Keshas in the future. What do you think?

 

I did a quick search on the Social Security website and “Kesha” was on the charts between 1970 and 1982. The highest it ever got was #524 in 1974.

 

According to wikipedia, Ke$ha’s full name is Kesha Rose Sebert. Kesha Rose is a very nice first/middle combo.

 

What do you think of the name Kesha? Do you think we’ll see more baby Keshas running around in the next few years?

 

 

For more info on Ke$ha:

http://www.keshasparty.com/us/home

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesha

 

 

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The Name Game – Opening Day Pitching Match-Ups

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If you’re a baseball fan like me, Opening Day 2010 has been a long time coming. I am sooooo glad baseball season has begun.

 

In tribute to this exciting day, I thought I’d have a look at the pitching match-ups and choose my favorite name. A bit of frivolous fun, perhaps. But frivolous fun is always welcome in my world. Enjoy!

 

Jump in and let me know if you’d choose differently!

 

 

2010 MLB Opening Day Pitching Matchups - Monday, April 5, 2010

 

Philadelphia Phillies Roy Halladay v. Washington Nationals John Lannan

I’m going to go with JOHN. It’s a classic.

 

 

Florida Marlins Josh Johnson v. New York Mets Johan Santana          

JOHAN, definitely. Unique. Plus, Santana is a cool last name.

 

 

St. Louis Cardinals Chris Carpenter v. Cincinnati Reds Aaron Harang

CHRIS. I like the alliteration of Chris Carpenter.

 

 

Los Angeles Dodgers Vicente Padilla v. Pittsburgh Pirates Zach Duke

Tough call. I’m going to give the slight edge to VINCENTE.

 

 

Cleveland Indians Jake Westbrook v. Chicago White Sox Mark Buehrle 

I like MARK here. It’s close though.

 

 

Toronto Blue Jays Shaun Marcum v. Texas Rangers Scott Feldman

SCOTT. Scott is one of those names everyone knows, but isn’t overused.

 

 

Colorado Rockies Ubaldo Jimenez v. Milwaukee Brewers Yovani Gallardo 

Toughest match-up hands down. I’m going to pick UBALDO because it’s very fun to say. Try it.

 

 

Chicago Cubs Carlos Zambrano v. Atlanta Braves Derek Lowe

CARLOS. Carlos Zambrano is a great baseball name.

 

 

Detroit Tigers Justin Verlander v. Kansas City Royals Zack Greinke

I’m choosing ZACK. It’s a favorite name of mine. There was a “Zach” above, but I held off because I like the “Zack” spelling a little more.

 

 

San Diego Padres Jon Garland v. Arizona Diamondbacks Dan Haren 

DAN.

 

 

San Francisco Giants Tim Lincecum v. Houston Astros Roy Oswalt

I have to go with TIM here. I am a San Francisco Giants fan, after all.

 

 

Minnesota Twins Scott Baker v. Los Angeles Angels Jered Weaver

I’m going with SCOTT again.

 

 

Seattle Mariners Felix Hernandez v. Oakland Athletics Ben Sheets

I love FELIX. Such a cool name.

 

 

There you have it, my Opening Day name picks. I hope you enjoy the first day of baseball season as much as I do.

 

 

Go Giants!

 

 

I got the opening day pitching schedule here:

http://www.thespread.com/mlb-baseball-top-stories-500/opening-day-mlb-odds-pitching-matchups-for-april-5-2010.html

 

 

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Interview with US Olympic Hockey Player GIGI MARVIN

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Want to know more about hockey star Gigi Marvin? Head on over to my Notable Names page and find out who Gigi was named after and how she got her nickname. The interview also covers Gigi’s thoughts on celebrity baby-namers Jessica Alba, Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani and Gwyneth Paltrow. Is there an Apple in Gigi’s future?

Gigi also has some great advice for parents choosing names. Don’t miss out! Read it for yourself.

 

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Do you or someone you know have a one-of-a-kind name? Is there an interesting story behind why you chose your baby’s name?

If so, email me and tell me all about it! I love learning about new names and hearing fun naming stories. You never know, you just might appear on my Notable Names page!

 

“Santa Claus” Around the World

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Santa Claus has one of the most famous names around — but in different countries he goes by different names.

 

Thanks to the folks over at Wikipedia, I gathered a list of some of Santa’s other names. I’m not recommending these as baby names. It’s just for fun. J Enjoy!

 

 

“SANTA CLAUS” AROUND THE WORLD

 

BABA CHAGHALOO —Afghanistan

DEDA MRAZ — Bosnia and Herzegovina

PAPAI NOEL — Brazil

VIEJITO PASCUERO — Chile

EL NINITO DIOS — Mexico

KERSTMAN — Netherlands

JULENISSEN — Norway

SANTA KLAUS — Philippines

PAI NATAL — Portugal

COLACHO — Costa Rica

JULEMANDEN — Denmark

BABA NOËL — Egypt

FATHER CHRISTMAS — England

PÈRE NOËL — France

WEIHNACHTSMANN — Germany

JÓLASVEINNINN — Iceland

SINTERKLAS — Indonesia

BABBO NATALE — Italy

VADER KERSFEES — South Africa

PAPÁ NOEL — Spain

NOEL BABA — Turkey

DID MOROZ — Ukraine

QOR BOBO — Uzbekistan

SIÔN CORN — Wales

 

SOURCE: www.wikipedia.com

 

 

It’s very sporting of Santa to answer to so many names. I hope he brings you what you’re looking for this year.

 

To everyone who celebrates Christmas, I wish you a merry one.

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Christmas Movie Baby Name Inspiration

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Having a Christmas baby? Maybe a name from your favorite Christmas movie will inspire you.  

 

Here’s a collection of character names from classic Christmas movies that I thought were worth considering. Let me know your favorites!

 

 

BABES IN TOYLAND starring Laurel & Hardy

MARY

 

OLLIE

SILAS

BARNABY

 

 

THE BELLS OF ST. MARY’S starring Bing Crosby & Ingrid Bergman

DELPHINE

MARY

 

HORACE

JOE

MICHAEL

TOMMY

 

 

One of my favorite quotes of all time is from The Bells of St. Mary’s:

“If there’s any good I can do for anyone, let me do it now and not put it off for I shall not pass this way again.”

 

 

THE BISHOP’S WIFE starring Cary Grant, David Niven & Loretta Young

DELIA

JULIE

MATILDA

 

DUDLEY

HENRY

SYLVESTER

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT starring Barbara Stanwyck

ELIZABETH

NORAH

 

ALEXANDER

DUDLEY

FELIX

HARPER

HOMER

JEFFERSON

JOHN

SAM

 

 

 

A CHRISTMAS CAROL starring Gene Lockhart & Reginald Owen

BELINDA

BESS

MARTHA

 

EBENEZER

JACK

PETER

 

 

 

A CHRISTMAS STORY starring Peter Billingsley

BILLY

GROVER

RALPHIE

 

 

 

HOLIDAY INN starring Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire

DAPHNE

LILA

MAMIE

 

DUNBAR

FRANCOIS

GUS

JIM

PARKER

TED

 

 

 

THE HOLLY AND THE IVY starring Ralph Richardson & Celia Johnson

BRIDGET

JENNY

LYDIA

MARGARET

 

DAVID

MARTIN

MICHAEL “MICK”

RICHARD

 

 

 

HOME ALONE starring Macaulay Culkin

BROOKE

GEORGETTE

HEATHER

KATE

LINNIE

MEGAN

SONDRA

TRACY

 

FULLER

GUS

HARRY

JEFF

KEVIN

MARLEY

MITCH

ROB

ROD

STEFFAN

 

 

 

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE starring James Stewart & Donna Reed

ANNIE

JANIE

MARY

RUTH

TILLY

VIOLET

ZUZU

 

BILLY

CLARENCE

EUSTACE

GEORGE

HENRY

NICK

SAM

 

 

 

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET starring Maureen O’Hara

CLEO

SUSAN

 

CHARLIE

GEORGE

GRANVILLE

HENRY

JULIAN

KRIS

THOMAS

 

 

 

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION starring Chevy Chase

AUDREY

BETHANY

CATHERINE

ELLEN

FRANCES

HELEN

MARGO

NORA

RUBY SUE

 

CLARK

LEWIS

ROCKY

RUSSELL “RUSTY”

TODD

 

 

 

WHITE CHRISTMAS starring Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney & Danny Kaye

BETTY

EMMA

JUDY

RITA

 

JOHN

NOVELLO

THOMAS

 

 

SOURCE: www.imdb.com

 

 

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Baby Name Inspiration: THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

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The Princess and the Frog debuts this week. This one’s from the creators of The Little Mermaid and Aladdin — so you know it’s going to be good.

 

With that in mind, I wanted to look at the character names and see if there are any hidden gems…and there are!

 

But first…Disney movies have a history of influencing baby naming. The Little Mermaid came out in 1989 and in 1990 Ariel jumped in popularity from 210 to 94. In 1991 it climbed even higher to 66. Perhaps The Princess and the Frog will have a similar influence?

 

Here are some of the interesting character names followed by some of the cast members.

 

FEMALE CHARACTERS

CHARLOTTE

EUDORA

GEORGIA

ODIE

TIANA

 

 

MALE CHARACTERS

DARNELL

HARVEY

HENRY

IAN

JAMES

LAWRENCE

LOUIS

MARLON

NAVEEN

RANDY

RAY

REGGIE

 

 

FEMALE CAST MEMBERS

ANIKA NONI Rose (Tiana)

BREANNA Brooks

DANIELLE MONE Truitt

ELIZABETH M. Dampier

JENIFER Lewis

JENNIFER Cody

OPRAH Winfrey

SHANDA M. Williamson

 

 

MALE CAST MEMBERS

BRUNO Campos (Prince Naveen)

COREY Burton

MICHAEL Colyar

EMERIL Lagasse

JIM Cummings

JOHN Goodman

KEITH David

KEVIN MICHAEL Richardson

LYNWOOD Robinson

MARLON West

MICHAEL-LEON Wooley

PETER Bartlett

RITCHIE Montgomery

TERRENCE Howard

 

 

TIANA was ranked 651 in 2008 and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it increase in popularity the coming years. It has many of the markers parents are looking for in a name — it’s unique and pretty, it ends with an –a, it’s easily spelled. I think it’s going to be a hit. What do you think?

 

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Baby Names Soaring in Popularity

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A topic that comes up over and over again with readers is how to choose names that aren’t going to be too common. I’ve blogged in the past about ways to prevent choosing a name that will be popular in the future.

 

Here’s another great tool from Social Security to help parents. They’ve put out a handy ranking of the names that moved up the chart the most in the previous year. The 2009 stats aren’t due out for another couple months, but here is the data from 2008.

 

These are the names that showed the biggest increase in popularity from the previous year.  What can this information tell you? In the post I mentioned earlier about predicting what names are going to be popular, one of my tips is to avoid names that are quickly rising on the popularity chart. This list helps you figure out what those names are!

 

So, if you’re looking for a name that will be unique, avoid the names on this list because they might be destined for even greater popularity in the years to come. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a trendy or stylish name, you might want to use one of these names.

 

No matter your goal, this is a list you need to know about.

 

Here goes…the top 20:

 

 

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

 

KHLOE

MARLEE

MARELY

AUDRINA

MARLEY

DANNA

JASLENE

LILAH

PAISLEY

MILEY

LYLA

HARPER

DAYANA

VALENTINA

LONDON

MYLEE

JIMENA

LYRIC

KAYDEN

EMERY

 

 

 

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

 

JACOBY

KANE

BECKETT

PAXTON

KALE

AUGUST

BRAYLON

RYKER

KINGSTON

KOLTON

ZAYDEN

BRYCEN

RIVER

MILO

LANDYN

ALIJAH

CASH

ALVIN

JUDE

BYRON

 

 

What jumps out at me the most is that on the girl’s list there are three spelling variations of the name MARLEY and two variations of MILEY. These are names to avoid (no matter how you spell it) if you want to avoid popular names.

 

There’s some celebrity inspiration on this list — obviously MILEY Cyrus. We also have AUDRINA — it’s a beautiful name brought into the spotlight by Audrina Patridge of The Hills fame. No surprise that it caught the attention of parents. PAISLEY may be inspired by Brad Paisley (quite a creative baby namer himself with sons Huckleberry and Jasper).

 

On the boy’s side we have CASH — the snazzy name of Jessica Alba’s husband, Cash Warren. KINGSTON is the name of Gwen Stephani’s oldest son and it’s probably no accident that his name made it onto this list.

 

Follow the trends… the –en/-on sound at the end of boys’ names is quite hot and this list shows that loud and clear. There’s PAXTON, BRAYLON, KINGSTON, KOLTON, ZAYDEN, BRYCEN and LANDYN. That’s a little more than a third of all the names on the list.

 

Another trend we see represented here is the popularity of location names with LONDON on the girl’s list. Ditto for KINGSTON on the boy’s list.

 

Other names that made the list that may increase in popularity next year:

 

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

 

AUDREY

CORA

DELILAH

FIONA

LILA

MALIA

PENELOPE

PEYTON

STELLA

VIOLET

 

 

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

 

EASTON

ELI

ELLIOT

FINN

GRADY

GRAYSON/GREYSON

HOLDEN

HUDSON

JASPER

KELLEN

LEVI

MADDOX

WESTON

WYATT

 

 

What names dropped in popularity? Here are the 20 names that took the biggest slide:

 

 

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

 

ANGELIQUE

YOSELIN

JADEN

KIRSTEN

ANAHI

ALISSA

JULISSA

ASHLEE

MEREDITH

PAULINA

DAYANARA

DIAMOND

JAIDEN

RACHAEL

JOSELYN

ABRIL

PARIS

MEGHAN

JADYN

RYAN

 

 

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

 

ALDO

BRANDEN

OSVALDO

LELAND

BILLY

NOE

RODNEY

JAYLIN

FELIPE

TOBIAS

CAMRON

NATHANAEL

ORLANDO

TERRANCE

JALEN

JADON

CYRUS

SCOTT

JESSIE

CARL

 

 

We see some celebrity backlash here (which always happens eventually) — ORLANDO, CYRUS, PARIS, ASHLEE, JADEN/JAIDEN/JADYN.

 

Now it’s your turn! What do you think?

 

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